Oral history interview with Helen Thane Katz

Titles: Oral history interview with Helen Thane Katz (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: A native Minnesota and graduate of the University of Minnesota, Mrs. Katz spent her life in Minnesota. She worked at editorial assistant for the Minnesota Historical Society and an indexer for Minnesota History until 1988. She was also affiliated with the Norwegian American Historical Association as an editor for many years. Mrs. Katz died on July 29, 1993 at the age of 93. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Mrs. Katz discusses movies in Minnesota in the 1920s. She retells tales of movies, theaters and actors of the time. She also relates a great deal of history regarding various movie theaters in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, including the role played by the Fenkelstien and Ruben families, the largest movie theater owners in the state.

Dates

• 04/05/1986 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewee: Katz, Helen Thane
• interviewer: Dougherty, John Alley
• interviewer: Kane, Lucile M.

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 9
• Accession Number: AV1994.160

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Quantity: 1.5 hours sound cassette 52 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 01:34:22 running time

Subjects

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